This single-cask bottling of a 5-year-old Hercynian Distilling (Glen Els / Elsburn) single malt, released as an original distillery bottling, was produced under the name Rivesaltes Cask Strength. The whisky was distilled in 2008, matured in an ex-Rivesaltes wine cask, and bottled at cask strength in 2014 in a run of 246 bottles.
Glen Els (from September 2019 distributed under the name Elsburn) is the best-known Harz single malt whisky, produced by Hercynian Distilling Co. / Hammerschmiede, a manufactory for spirits and distillery for whisky in the Harz region of Lower Saxony. The name, like the Elsburn brand, is derived from the geographical location of the spirits manufactory on the Elsbach, in Zorge.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
This single-cask bottling of a 5-year-old Hercynian Distilling (Glen Els / Elsburn) single malt, released as an original distillery bottling, was produced under the name Rivesaltes Cask Strength. The whisky was distilled in 2008, matured in an ex-Rivesaltes wine cask, and bottled at cask strength in 2014 in a run of 246 bottles.
Glen Els (from September 2019 distributed under the name Elsburn) is the best-known Harz single malt whisky, produced by Hercynian Distilling Co. / Hammerschmiede, a manufactory for spirits and distillery for whisky in the Harz region of Lower Saxony. The name, like the Elsburn brand, is derived from the geographical location of the spirits manufactory on the Elsbach, in Zorge.
As of 2017, there are already more than 150 distilleries in Germany producing German whisky. Most distilleries produce clear brandies and use whisky production as a niche and side business. Whisky output is at a very low level of sometimes only a few thousand bottles a year depending on the distillery.
